Using the Library Catalog
Helpful Search Terms for "Subject" Search in OneSearch
Superhero comic books, strips, etc. [has subtopic]
Superhero films [has subtopic]
Superhero television programs [has subtopics]
Superheroes [has subtopics]
Superheroes in art
Comic books, strips, etc.[has subtopics]
Heroes [has subtopics]
Heroes in [has various endings, such as mass media]
Batman
Superman [has subtopics]
Wonder Woman (Fictitious character)
(Try searching other superheroes by name to see whether we have books on them. You can also do a "Any field" Advanced Search for their name.)
eBooks
These books are found in our eBook collection, so they are available online and not in print on our shelves. Clicking on the book title will take you to a page where you can click on the link under the "View Online" section, which takes you to another page where you need to click on the PDF in the left margin to read the full book.
Demanding Respect: The Evolution of the American Comic Book by ISBN: 9781592134441Publication Date: 2009-04-07
Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology by ISBN: 9781845119652Publication Date: 2010-02-02
Superheroes!: Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films by ISBN: 9781441605757Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Books
The following books can be found in the library's General Collection, or the white-labeled book shelves. Use the call number to find the book on the shelves. You can check out 20 general books at one time. Each book can be checked out for 3 weeks, with up to two renewals of 3 weeks each.
Superheroes and Superegos: Analyzing the Minds Behind the Masks by Call Number: BL325.H46 P33 2010ISBN: 9780313355363Publication Date: 2009-12-14Comix: A History of Comic Books in America by
Call Number: NC1426 .D3 1971ISBN: 0876900341Publication Date: 1971-01-01
Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway by Call Number: P96.S94 S37 2008ISBN: 9780786431663Publication Date: 2007-08-22
Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books by Call Number: PN6725 .G3313 2010ISBN: 9781604732672Publication Date: 2009-12-15
The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines by Call Number: PN6725 .M33 2009ISBN: 9781935259039Publication Date: 2009-09-01
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes by Call Number: PN6725 .N32 2011ISBN: 9780292726543Publication Date: 2011-10-01
Wonder Women: Feminisms and Superheroes by Call Number: PN6725 .R64 2004ISBN: 0415966310Publication Date: 2004-04-09Also available as an eBook!
The Superhero Multiverse: Readapting Comic Book Icons in Twenty-First-Century Film and Popular Media by Call Number: PN6725 .S865 2022ISBN: 9781793624598Publication Date: 2021-11-01
Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America by Call Number: PN6725 .W74 2001ISBN: 080186514XPublication Date: 2001-04-26
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book by Call Number: PN6727 .L39 Z88 2003ISBN: 1556525060Publication Date: 2003-09-01Also available as an eBook!
Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel by Call Number: PN6727.L39 Z54 2017ISBN: 9781442277816Publication Date: 2017-09-15
Books, Continued
Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon by Call Number: PN6728.S9 G67 2017ISBN: 9780813587523Publication Date: 2017-02-13
Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero by Call Number: PN6728.S9 T94 2012ISBN: 9781400068661Publication Date: 2012-06-12
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Call Number: PN6728.W6 L48 2015ISBN: 9780804173407Publication Date: 2015-07-07
